Creative Webcam Instant w/Free Headset by Creative
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Digital camera reviews of Creative Webcam Instant w/Free Headset
Digital camera Review: Amazingly Average
Summary: 3 Stars
The product though cheap is one of those where you get what you pay for. The video quality is not great by anyones imagination. In terms of staying on a flatscreen moniter or laptop it works only as long as the device is very still(aka, no laptop on the lap), Also very hard to adjust becuase once you start moving it, it will fall off or slip. The free headset works fine, and it is plug and play with AIM messenger. So that was very easy, and it does do the job. HOWEVER SOFTWARE DOES NOT WORK WITH WINDOWS VISTA....I was dissapointed this was not stated cleary.Digital camera Review: Bad picture
Summary: 2 Stars
I purchased the Creative Webcam Instant w/Free Headset as a special Thanksgiving sale from amazon. The headset is easy to use and the audio quality is very good. However, the webcam is crappy and gives very blurry pictures. I also own a Logitech webcam for work and it is surprising to note that there is a mismatch between the software compatibility of the two webcams. Apparently, I cannot use them simultaneously. As a result, I use only the Creative headset for voice chats and have stopped using its webcam.
If you are planning to get a webcam for personal use, better try a Logitech: the price is similar, but the picture quality is far superior!
Digital camera Review: Buy something else.
Summary: 1 Stars
Terrible driver support(no Vista or Linux support). Bad picture quality.
Grip is no good as well .
Digital camera Review: Can be good depending on your usage
Summary: 3 Stars
If you'd like a webcam to use very casually (once every few months) like most people, the price should be your biggest criteria, and this webcam can be a decent deal for you. If you want to use a webcam with anything more than casual usage, avoid the cam completely. The sensor is very low resolution (352x288), the interface is old (USB 1.1), and the OS compatibility is outdated (Windows XP with no plans to support Vista).
The webcam works on Vista with Microsoft's default drivers, but the drivers and application software that come with the cam won't install at all. The games that come with the cam *do* work with Vista (and are a blast for my eight-year-old). I got this for free after rebate, thinking that even if it's a cheap cam, it's likely to be better than my 10-year-old, cheap cam.
Other than the games that it came with, it wasn't. The picture quality on my old, cheap cam is the same as that of my new, cheap cam.
Digital camera Review: Creative Webcam Instant
Summary: 4 Stars
It is a good product. But suppliers must indicate that problems can be faced with Vista. However, after some initial difficulties of using this web cam with my Vista, I could manage to download correct drivers and use the item. Until the resolution of this issue, this deal was one of my worst deal. But after getting over initial hitches, I am finding this product as an ideal deal and value for money. The headset supplied with the cam is an ideal add on and that too at no extra cost. Suppliers should give clear indication regarding dependencies on Operating System of the target machine.